Can IF Help Prevent Dementia?
Dementia is a deterioration of mental functions. It can include memory loss, confusion and loss of mental abilities such as calculation and understanding language. Dementia comes in many forms, one…
You Got a Zero.
Zero’s not been my hero. Through grade school and college, zeroes used to be something of a monster in my mind. Teachers illustrated just how bad a zero is by…
Holiday Health (Damage Control)
With the holidays on us, maybe your intermittent fasting schedule isn’t as rigorous as it once was. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, because social connection is a very important…
Dealing with Pandemic Weight Gain
Many people have gained weight during the pandemic. The combination of cold weather, short days, isolation, restricted activity, boredom, stress and disruption of healthy habits makes a potent recipe for…
Salt, Sodium & Appetite
Some people have done a Fast-5 diet schedule of intermittent fasting (19 hours of fasting with a moveable 5-hour eating window) without seeing appetite correction (AC) or the weight loss…
Feeding Your Flora
In the normal human gut, a lot of bacteria live in the large intestine (called intestinal flora, microbiota or gut microbiome). There are so many bacteria living in your intestine…
It’s (a) Beautiful Life
When we think of beauty in nature, there’s a lot to think about: coral reefs ablaze with vivid splashes of color spectacular canyons of layered time sunsets spanning the spectral…
Angela’s Story: Scales Don’t Determine Your Success
Angela’s AC power tool: Fast-5 Weight lost: 130 poundsBiggest non-scale victories “I threw my scale away!” “My body is in better shape.” “My complexion has been amazing since I’ve been…
Losing Fat in the Real World
When scientists are evaluating an experiment done on mice, they’re usually careful to avoid jumping to the conclusion that what is true for mice in a laboratory cage is true…
Fidget Widgets
Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) contributes a small bit of calorie burning that can be a part of a calorie-balancing lifestyle. I have special respect for the need to maintain activity…
Fasting’s bad reputation
Mike’s been following a Fast-5 schedule for a couple of years. He’s lost weight and his doctor tells him he’s in great shape and to keep up what he’s doing.…
Weight Record Pages
Six-month (26 week) AC weight record pages are available for your convenience as a free download. Printing the page on paper is recommended for everyday use; progress notes can be kept…
Your Body is an AMAZING Machine
In my new book, AC: The Power of Appetite Correction, I emphasize how remarkably good the human body is at automatically taking care of many of the things it does.…
Review of Fasting Now Available
The excellent review of fasting written by Valter Longo and Mark Mattson and published in February 2014 has passed its first birthday a while back, so it’s now available to the public…
Keep Moving at Work
Articles dating back to the 90s disclose some of the difference between those who gain weight after overeating versus those who don’t. One of the big differences is how much…
Did I Enrich Today?
Here’s a pop-press Huffington Post article about the effects of social and economic stress on health. It’s a reminder that a healthy diet goes far beyond food.